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Publisher's Summary

This is the film tie-in edition of the story by Annie Proulx, now a movie starring Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Randy Quaid, Anne Hathaway, and Michelle Williams.

Brokeback Mountain is set in the beautiful, wild landscape of Wyoming where cowboys live as they have done for generations. Hard, lonely lives in unforgiving country. Jack Twist and Ennis del Mar are two ranch hands, "drop-out country boys with no prospects, brought up to hard work and privation, both rough-mannered, tough spoken", glad to have found each other's company where none had been expected. But companionship becomes something else on Brokeback Mountain, something not looked for, something deadly.

Critic Reviews

"A timeless story that stands up to repeated listening and will stay with listeners long after they've finished the hour-long [audio]." (AudioFile) "Proulx's understanding is at its most remarkable in the astonishing Brokeback Mountain. [She] knows what she could only know...by the infrared that allows a very few writers clear sight in the dark of the imagination." (New York Times Book Review)

Story

Surprising different, and touching

I belong to a book club and this was the latest nominated book for us to read. I had of course heard of the film and vaguely knew the storyline. I liked the voice of the narrator which is always a good start with an audio book. How refreshing to listen to a what is basically a love story but yet so different , not simply because it is of two men but because of the lifestyle, era and society that they lived in. A thoroughly good read and very touchingly intense.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

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Culwen

12-15-16

A speedy overview into a by-chance relationship

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would as a complementary piece to the film.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Jack, he is an idol of bravery and challenging for what feels right to himself. The way he cherishes and looks to the future when the future does not look kindly on him.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

In Jack's room, it's quite a powerful scene.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It made me sad, to listen to a story that did not work because of prejudices of old times.

Any additional comments?

I found it peculiar how the audiobook seems to go through the story a lot faster than the film in terms of the scenes. Expecting a descriptive chapter about the scenery, the feelings, etc. It goes to show how the direction added more to my expectation. The audiobook refers to many significant scenes/pieces of their history as in the past but in the film you can see them happen and connect them to their feelings later on. I find it interesting.

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Performance

Story

Maggie

04-15-17

Excellent performance, film was true to story

What made the experience of listening to Brokeback Mountain the most enjoyable?

I really enjoyed the narrator's accent and the rhythm of the story. It was easy to listen to in one session, driving up to the Highlands of Scotland. I was relieved to realise that the film plot was true to the original book.

What other book might you compare Brokeback Mountain to, and why?

Can't think!

What does Campbell Scott bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

The accents the drawling spoken word. I can also listen and walk my dog!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes. It is short (and bitter sweet). Even though I knew the story and the outcome, it was still a book that I wanted to hear the ending before switching off.

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Performance

Story

Ms. L. M. Haynes

02-16-17

Great short listen

This is a superb short story about love and loss. Not romantic but authentic and effective.